Sino-US Relations: An Uneasy Partnership

China-US relations continue to face a multitude of challenges. China's recent confirmation of its aircraft carrier programme demonstrates its commitment to building a blue-water navy that could eventually challenge US Pacific hegemony. Meanwhile, the US' commitment to Taiwan may be called into question if the Obama administration decides not to provide the island with F-16C/D fighter-jets. Furthermore, falling inflation may provide China with more grounds to resist Washington's calls for a faster-strengthening of the yuan.

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